Long Branch police have charged Detective Jake Pascucci with careless and reckless driving after a fatal crash September 22.(Photo: Courtesy Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office)

The collision cratered the hood of Pascucci's Jeep, as shown on a dashboard camera video, which the Press obtained through a records request. A voice on the footage, presumably Pascucci's, says he was driving through a green light when Borkowski "walked right out in front of me."

Monmouth County began the investigation, since Pascucci had been assigned to a task force with the county — one that had netted dozens of narcotics arrests. Monmouth County, however, relinquished the investigation to Middlesex.

Detective Jake Pascucci is facing a DWI charge after a fatal September 22 crash.(Photo: Courtesy Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office)

In response to a request for records, city police confirmed that Pascucci had not left the department and was currently assigned to the Traffic Safety Bureau, at a $69,193 salary.

Pascucci has been with Long Branch police for about three years, following three years as an officer in Oceanport. He received a commendation in December 2014 for successfully arresting an armed man after a five-hour standoff.

City police named him officer of the month in February 2015, they posted to Facebook at the time.

In response to a records request from the Press for awards, commendations and meritorious citations, city police responded only that Pascucci had received three unit citations but did not forward copies of the citations themselves.

Long Branch Detective Jake Pascucci has been charged with vehicular homicide.(Photo: Courtesy Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office)

The type of homicide charge Pascucci is facing is relatively new. Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill known as "Ralph and David's Law" in July; it established strict liability vehicular homicide as a third-degree crime. The bill was named for 49-year-old Ralph Politi of East Hanover and 13-year-old David Heim of Sussex County. Drunken drivers killed both of them, but they could only be convicted of driving while intoxicated.

The new law established strict penalties for causing death while driving intoxicated.

For data on crashes that kill pedestrians check out the video at the top of this article.